Teenage and young adult stories

I still feel like a child. I’m not ready to accept that in 4 months I will have to leave university, find an adult job, get an adult house and do boring adult things like pay bills and watch period dramas on Channel 4. I recently turned the grand old age of 21 which means … Continued

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a cause very close to my heart- well, half of it….😉 My name is Sophie, I am twenty years old and was born with half a working heart (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome). However, two and a half years ago, I was also diagnosed with Anxiety. “However, two and … Continued

Hello, I’m Thomas. I’m 13 years old and I have Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Here’s my story about my life so far. Fenestration Frustration They knew about my heart condition before I was born so I was transported by ambulance to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. I had my first open heart surgery, the Norwood procedure, when … Continued

Hello, my name is Chloe and I have a little sister called Ella who has Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; I am seventeen years old and Ella is ten years old. Through the years I have learnt about what the person with the condition is like and read about what they go through, but I have … Continued

My name is Colbie-Kate and I was born with Complex Congenital Heart Disease My main Problem With my heart though was Pulmonary Atresia. When I was born they didn’t know I had a heart problem. It was the day after I was born they found out. I was the first child so my parents didn’t … Continued

I was born on the 24th of October in 1996 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.I had my first operation at 4 days old, then at 6 months old and my last (so far) at 3 years old. From what I can remember which is not much at all, my operations went well and I would … Continued

Hi, my name is Sarah. I am a singer songwriter, I also work in an after school club with 2 to 4 year olds. I am 21 years old (nearly 22) and I live with my parents, brother and sister in Kent. When I arrived in the world back in 1992 I was 5 weeks early. … Continued

So, where it all started… I wasn’t alive at this point but at the 20 week scan I was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (easier version – half a working heart). So my Mum and Dad where transferred to Guys Hospital London (right by London Bridge) after that 20 weeks scan where they then … Continued

Hannah. 20. Born In Newport, South Wales. Slightly addicted to Harry Potter. ( Okay, more than slightly). Second Year University Student. These are some facts about me, facts that pretty much everyone who knows me will know. One important fact that only some people know is that I was born with Half a Heart. And … Continued

Hi guys and girls, my name is Jack. I was born on Monday 29th November 1993. I have a life threatening heart condition called, Hypo Plastic Left Heart Syndrome. I was diagnosed at Musgrove Park hospital in Taunton, the county town of Somerset. I live in a very small village called Ashcott with my Mum, … Continued

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